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The Edit Makes
Organizing a Breeze
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D
ressers overstuffed with jumbled bundles
of clothing, junk drawers crammed with
tangled cords, mysterious spare parts and old
pens, and garages piled with teetering stacks of
boxes are no match for professional organizer
Julie Walton. Described by one of her grateful
clients as the Mary Poppins of home organizing,
Walton's cheerful, can-do manner can tackle
even the most daunting projects.
"No mess scares me," she says. "We will face
it! Often people feel trapped by their things, and
when you can give them a solution to that, it
frees up so much."
Walton says her work is very personal:
"When you are in people's homes with all their
things, you learn about them quickly and what
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Also a moving and relocation specialist, Walton
helps with clearing out estates when a home is
sold, sorting, donating, recycling and upcycling.
"We don't want anything to go into the
dump," she says. "There are so many people out
there who might get joy out of what you donate."
She points out that people can get stuck in
a cycle of purchasing items that they don't use
for long.
"Editing stuff is the key to being organized,"
she says. "Take assessment of what you own
and what serves you."
Julie Walton can be reached at 206/769-1254
or go to www.theeditcarmel.com.
Professional home organizer Julie Walton creates systems that tame even the most
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